Recommended hardware

Within each section, we’ve also told you the range of devices and admin users you can expect Spiceworks to be able to handle. So, if you have
1000 devices, don’t expect the minimum requirements to be able to handle it. We recommend Spiceworks for up to 1000 devices. However, it will
work for larger networks and many users run it on large networks. Learn More.

Minimum requirements

*This configuration will work for 0-30 devices and 1-3 admins/techs using it on a daily basis.

Processor: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 Class

Memory: 4 GB RAM

VM: Spiceworks should be able to run on a VM with no problems with this number of devices.

Dedicated Computer/Server: Not necessary. Spiceworks can run on a VM or share a device running other services.

Recommended requirements

*This configuration will work for 30-200 devices and 3-6 admins/techs using it on a daily basis.

Processor: Intel iSeries Class

Memory: 4-6 GB available

Disk: At the higher end of this group, you may start to see benefits by installing Spiceworks on an SSD.

VM: As you get to the upper limit of this group, you may notice some performance issues with Spiceworks on a VM due to disk I/O
bottlenecking. A local or dedicated disk may be necessary.

Dedicated Computer/Server: It’s still not necessary to have a dedicated machine for Spiceworks, but as you get to the upper limit of
this group, you may see performance increases by doing so.

Optimum requirements

*This configuration will work for 200-1000+ devices and 6-12+ admins/techs using it on a daily basis.

Processor: Intel i5 or better

Memory: 6-8 GB available

Disk: Solid-state drive or other high-availability disk backend.

VM: At this point, Spiceworks will not run well on a shared disk in a virtual environment. We recommend high-availability local disks,
like a solid-state drive, and at least two dedicated vCPU’s.

Dedicated Computer/Server: Spiceworks will need its own dedicated machine.

Inventory discovery requirements

Discoverable/scannable operating systems

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows 2000 Server

Windows XP Professional

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows 10

Windows 2003 Server

Windows 2008 Server

Macintosh OS X - SSH must be enabled

Linux/Unix - SSH must be enabled

Antivirus discovery

Spiceworks should be able to discover any antivirus software that register in with Windows Security Center (Action Center).

Antivirus false positive warnings

Some antivirus applications can incorrectly flag Spiceworks as containing a virus. We’ve worked with the vendors to fix this problem. However
definition files change and the false positives occur from time-to-time. You can safely ignore this warning. Please contact us by emailing us
at support@spiceworks.com with the name of your AV package so we can work with the vendor to fix the false alert.

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